Thursday, March 28, 2024

Ripping off Keith Herring and making millions doing it...

 
  
The art world is all ablush - especially in the asian markets like here at this gallery in Hong Kong - over this English guy who calls himself 'Mr. Doodles'. An interesting thing about this as far as I'm concerned is that he is obviously creating art - of a form - but anyone with even the least bit of art knowledge can see immediately that he's just riffing on the style of Keith Herring. 
Herring was a ground-breaking graffiti artist from NYC who died entirely too young. I think this guy is ripping him off - and making millions of dollars doing it. Read this - it's an older story but it's poignant:
https://news.artnet.com/market/mr-doodle-profile-auction-sales-1947142
 
A GIF made from a Herring painting. Look familiar?
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2 comments:

  1. "Graffiti" and "Art" are two words that have no business appearing together.

    Just my opinion.

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  2. Ain't exactly a Rembrandt is he?

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